1. The automaker opened reservations for its least expensive vehicle March 31.

2. Apple could also team up with an automaker to bring a car to market.

3. The idea of Apple as an automaker has met with skepticism.

4. Nearly every automaker on the planet would be open to licensing Apple technology.

5. In addition, the automaker plans to research big data analytics and security solutions.

6. The automaker has cut profit forecasts twice in the last three months.

7. Tesla is by no means the only automaker pushing into battery power.

8. One automaker already has achieved one of the five stars, he said.

9. He added the automaker also failed to warn customers what to do if an accelerator became stuck.

10. Honda has been the automaker hardest hit by the recalls.

11. Elon Musk, will leave the electric automaker next month, saying he plans to start another venture.

12. The automaker also added too many dealerships, resulting in losses and steep discounting.

13. The automaker offers products and services in more than 100 countries.